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Aluminum: How Sustainable is It?

01.25.10| Aluminum, it's everywhere: in our cars, trains, airplanes, buildings, soda cans, antiperspirants, dyes and right on our kitchen table in the form of food additives and kitchen utensils. Not a day goes by that we don’t depend on aluminum. Considering it was discovered only about 200 years ago and available at commercially reasonable prices only for the last 60 years, it is amazing how intimately connected it has become to our lives. The most prevalent non-ferrous metal, aluminum is strong and lightweight, recyclable and to many people, indispensable for modern living.

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